Steve Bingham

Neptune and Sea Worshippers

Broken Dreams

Old Man

Steve Bingham's work is captivating. From photographs that are probably interesting without being altered, he transforms his work into thought provoking and deeper works of art through his work with Photoshop. While I am not certain what techniques he is using, I would guess that he is fond of playing with color, brightening his photos and also enhancing the details to make them sharper and crisper, such as in Old Man. It's as if this man is emerging from underwater, though he has most likely placed some sort of white layer on top of his photograph, which tricks the eye into seeing wetness.

Broken Dreams is so interesting because it can mean so many things. On Bingham's website, he has even posted a poem about this piece. http://www.dustylens.com/digital_photos.htm

The background looks as if it has been painted up close, but from afar, it looks to be broken glass, a dreary winter day, or even spiderwebs.

Neptune and Sea Worshippers, the color has been manipulated, through what I am guessing are filters. The hand in the background has been colored with the use of layering and gradient coloring in bright neon's.

Bingham states on his website, "For the most part, PhotoShop CS (8) is used to produce both the straight photographs and the highly manipulated and composited photographs. This is the industry standard and has so many features that few professionals ever master it completely! It is a VERY powerful program. I also use Corel Draw, Bryce, and Image Styler."